Author: Jeff Anderson
Date: 22:40:45 03/08/00
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On March 08, 2000 at 15:56:44, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >Is it as physically draining as mountain biking 110 miles up and down hills and >going through a four hour long Texas thunderstorm while being pelted by 1 cm >hailstones as lightning strikes only fifty feet away? > >Is it as mentally draining as being a solitary medic on standby at a bombing >range where the troops had to pick up unexploded ordnance with no special >training? > >Is it as physically and mentally draining as being struck by lightning? > > >What is mentally and physically challenging for some is play for others. If you >or I were to play Xie Jun then we would feel extreme pressure, especially if we >had agreed to personally pay her $10,000 for every game she won. > > >I think that feeling sorry for these grandmasters is ridiculous. > > >Tim Frohlick Come on, think a little. The point is that playing a match and a tournament game in the same day at a long time control is hardly fair to any person, and it should be come clear that they are significantly handicapped by such conditions. Do you not agree this is so?
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